A tropical storm is brewing, and it's blowing up more
trouble than Oyster Bay can handle unless the Bayside Book
Writers and their fearless leader, Olivia Limoges, can
figure out the who, what, and whens of the latest rash of
crimes.
Ellery Adams once again thrills her readers with an
outstanding who-dun-it with A DEADLY CLICHÉ: A Books By The
Bay Mystery. The second book in this classy series, Adams
revisits the eclectic group of writers who find suspense and
intrigue showing up on their doorsteps on a regular basis.
Olivia Limoges, on her regular morning walk along the beach
with her beloved standard poodle, Captain Haviland, finds a
dead body buried in the sand up to his head. There's also
been a rash of burglaries in town lately. Are all the
crimes connected? Soon Olivia and the Bayside Book Writers
(with a little help from Olivia's romantic interest, Police
Chief Rawlings) are busy deciphering the clues left by the
thieves. At one scene a stick of butter in left out on the
counter with a knife through it. Another is a deck of cards
with a queen missing. Yet at another, dolls with silver
spoons in their mouths. It doesn't take Olivia long to
realize each clue represents a cliché. Now they just need
to figure out who is leaving the clues and why and follow
the clues to find the killer.
Olivia also must deal with the news that her father, long
lost and presumed dead, may still be alive. She also starts
to examine her own feelings regarding the place that love
should hold in her life.
A DEADLY CLICHÉ is a terrific mystery that is multi-
layered, well thought out and well presented by author
Ellery Adams. A preview of Adams' next book, THE LAST WORD,
is included, giving the readers a taste of what they can
look forward to!
While walking her poodle, Olivia Limoges discovers a dead body buried in the sand. Could it be connected to the bizarre burglaries plaguing Oyster Bay, North Carolina? At every crime scene, the thieves set up odd tableaus: a stick of butter with a knife through it, dolls with silver spoons in their mouths, a deck of cards with a missing queen. Olivia realizes each setup represents a cliché. And who better to decode the cliché clues than her Bayside Book Writers group?
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